The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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Scene the O-Town Vol. 1, No. 21 www.otownscene.com 102 Chestnut St., P.O. Box 250, Oneonta, NY 13820 (607) 432-1000, ext. 255, editor@otownscene.com Managing Editor Cassandra Miller The Daily Star Associate Managing Editor Adrienne Wise Publisher Armand Nardi Editor of The Daily Star Sam Pollak Contributors Sam Benedict, Tammy Doyle, Peter Eklund, Terry Ludwig, Jim Koury, Will Lunn, David Martin, Raul O’Toole, Genevieve Pedulla, Emily Popek, Christopher Ryder, James Derek Sapienza, Sam Spokony, Jennifer Tighe and Adrienne Wise. Circulation Director Fred Schmidt Advertising For info: 432-1000, ext. 222 The O-Town Scene is published Thursdays by The Daily Star Inc. Free copies are distributed throughout Oneonta, as well as parts of Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie counties. Member of The Associated Press and CNHI News Service Editor’s Note Random life lessons I’ve recently learned: Don’t drive a front-wheel-drive VW Jetta with summer tires down a lake access road in tundra-like conditions. It’s probably a sheet of ice, and if you and your friend are determined to solve your own car problems without the help of AAA, you will be stuck for three hours and completely miss events like the Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump (which, luckily, a Scene photog- rapher captured shots of for this issue’s cover spread). Oneonta High School students Steve and Al- len might come to your rescue with three bags of sand (Thank you, boys!), but just suck it up and call AAA. And don’t drive down icy lake access roads where no other cars or people are. No one fits a stereotype. My brother _ a furniture-making, beer- from-funnel-drinking, muscles that could crack a walnut, 29-year-old _ loves, not likes, but loves Steve Winwood’s music. I recently witnessed him and his high school baseball teammate singing along and dancing to “(Bring Me a) Higher Love.” Heartwarming. My bro is a shining example of a square peg. 2 O-Town Scene Feb. 24, 2011 Bacon quilts are best cooked in the oven. Bacon quilts have become a staple potluck brunch item in my circle. I made the meat lat- tices Sunday (my hair smelled like bacon until Tuesday). I first attempted to cook them in the frying pan _ flipping was a problem, as was bacon grease spitting at my forearms. I over- cooked one round in the microwave before I finally tried putting a lipped cookie sheet of quilts in the oven. They came out gorgeous. I brought about 25 of them to a mostly vegetar- ian brunch, and they were gone before you can say gluten-free coffee cake. Grudges are stupid. A few days ago, I ran into someone I’m supposed to have a grudge with, but I forgot we had a grudge, and I enthusiastically waved and smiled in the manner of “Hey! I know you! And we’re in the same place at the same time!” I then remembered we had a grudge, and walked away awkwardly with my friend. But, you know what? I like being friendly a helluva lot more than giving the cold shoulder. So, I’m just going to drop any grudges, and continue to wave at people I know. _ Cassandra Miller